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Love Fiber want to learn to Spin?
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesNew Spinning group! Spinning Wheel and Spindle Spinners of all levels are welcome. Bring your favorite spinning wheel or spindle, a tote full of fiber and enjoy a pleasant afternoon …
Take a Goat for a Hike!
Take a Goat for a Hike and meet 4H families with their goat hiking partners! Learn about how goats can be great hiking partners that also carry packs. Kids of …
Guide Canoe Paddle – Fall
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesEnjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff and take in some fall color. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity …
Concert – Jason Dea West October 7th
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesJason Dea West will be performing live in the Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at the Paul Smith's College VIC at 7PM on October 7th. Jason is an American troubadour who …
2023 Loon Celebration at the VIC!
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesJoin the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation for this annual event, featuring guest speakers and fun activities for all ages! We are excited to announce our featured guest speaker is …
Love Fiber want to learn to Spin?
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesNew Spinning group! Spinning Wheel and Spindle Spinners of all levels are welcome. Bring your favorite spinning wheel or spindle, a tote full of fiber and enjoy a pleasant afternoon …
Of Monarchs and Milkweed
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesSave the date! We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Anurag Agrawal will be speaking at the VIC as part of our fall speaker series on Saturday the 14th of …
Fall Speaker Series at the VIC
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesJoin us again this fall for what promises to be another interesting, diverse and entertaining series of talks on Saturday afternoons, 3-4pm from October 14th through November 11th presentations. From monarch …
Medicinal Mushroom Workshop
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesLocal and common non-local medicinal mushrooms will be discussed and identified in this workshop. Harvesting, preparation and cultivation of mushrooms will also be discussed, including the methods to prepare tinctures. …
Love Fiber want to learn to Spin?
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesNew Spinning group! Spinning Wheel and Spindle Spinners of all levels are welcome. Bring your favorite spinning wheel or spindle, a tote full of fiber and enjoy a pleasant afternoon …
Fall Lecture Series Adam Welz
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesAdam Welz is a South African writer, nature conservation consultant, photographer and filmmaker. He's the author of The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown (Bloomsbury 2023), a groundbreaking book that explores …
Leave No Trace Spotlight
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesThe VIC has been chosen as a 2023 Leave No Trace Spotlight! This October 2023 we will be joined by a Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team in order to bring attention to the challenges that …
Leave No Trace Spotlight
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesThe VIC has been chosen as a 2023 Leave No Trace Spotlight! This October 2023 we will be joined by a Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team in order to bring attention to the challenges that …
Butterfly House Field Cleanup
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesIn conjunction with our Leave No Trace Spotlight event, Friday through Sunday, October 27-29, we are coordinating a Stewardship Project. Please help us with our plant "renovations" that are making our …
Back to Your Roots – Wild Edibles Below the Ground
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesClass instructor: Pat Banker, Cornell Cooperative Extension Explore, identify, and utilize delicious and nutritious late season roots and tubers that are found in "wild" and not so wild places. Class …
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Fall Lecture Series – Jackie Bowen and Rocci Aguirre, VISION 2050 Redefining the Adirondack Council and Future Advocacy across the North Country
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesJackie Bowen, Director of Conservation and Rocci Aguirre, Executive Director, will speak about redefining the Adirondack Council and Future Advocacy across the North Country. Recognizing the need for a new …
Advanced Land Navigation
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesDesigned for: Participants who have completed the Basic Land Navigation course and/or those with solid beginning level navigation and orienteering skills. Further to basic land navigation, Level 1, the advanced …
Music over the Marsh -Andy Walkow
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesEnjoy FREE Live music in the Great Room of the Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at the VIC every Saturday January 6th through March 30th (except for February 10th–Happy Carnival). Take …
Music over the Marsh – Jeff Balerno
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesFree Live music every Saturday all winter long in the Great Room of the Frank M. Hutchins Lodge at the Paul Smith's College VIC. Ranger Jeff is a talented musician …
Music over the Marsh – Steve Langdon
Paul Smith's VIC 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United StatesLive music at the VIC every Saturday January 6th through March 30th (except for February 10th--Happy Carnival). Take a break after skiing and enjoy some tunes from local and regional …